Daily Archive

Daniel 2:14 NLT When Arioch, the commander of the king’s guard, came to kill them, Daniel handled the situation with wisdom and discretion.

A customer being extremely rude to us.
Someone cutting us off in traffic.
A coworker taking credit for our work.
Someone disrespecting us or our family.
A rebellious child. 

These are all examples where we need to handle the situation with wisdom. Our flesh instinctively wants to handle the situation with four-letter words, our first, or a gun, but that’s unwise. We could end up losing our jobs, losing our freedom, destroying our family, or losing our lives. 

This is why it’s so important to spend time with God. As we spend time with God, our spirit man gets stronger and the reactions of our flesh minimize. We’ll clearly hear the Holy Spirit tell us to walk away when our flesh wants to respond. We’ll recall that God fights our battles if we stay calm (Exodus 14:14). We’ll receive wise words to say in an email or in person explaining the truth.

If we handle the situation in our flesh, we’ll most likely lose something. By acting wisely, we’ll not only maintain what we have, but we’ll gain something fruitful.